Clarence Brooks (actor) explained

Clarence Ahart Brooks^[1] (1896–1969) was an American actor. He appeared in numerous films including in starring roles.^{[2] [3]} With Noble Johnson and James Thomas Smith he formed Lincoln Motion Picture Company in 1916.^[4] He starred in the 1921 film By Right of Birth.

He is featured in the 1989 documentary film That's Black Entertainment.

Filmography

• The Realization of a Negro's Ambition (1916)
• The Trooper of Company K (1916)
• The Law of Nature (1916)^[5]
• A Man's Duty (1919)
• By Right of Birth (1921)
• Absent (1928)
• Georgia Rose (1930)
• Arrowsmith (1931)
• Murder in Harlem (1935), also released as Lem Hawkins' Confession
• Dark Manhattan (1937)
• Two-Gun Man from Harlem (1938)
• Harlem Rides the Range (1939)
• The Bronze Buckaroo (1939)
• Up Jumped the Devil (1941)
• Wild Women (1951)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dr. Pauline e. Brooks and Abye family collection.
2. Web site: Clarence Brooks. September 30, 2014.
3. Book: Berry. S. Torriano. Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema. Berry. Venise T.. Rowman & Littlefield. 2015. 978-1-4422-4702-4. 73. en. Brooks, Clarence.
4. Web site: Meet the Black Actor Who Changed Hollywood. July 17, 2018. OZY. April 27, 2020. October 23, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211023182749/https://www.ozy.com/true-and-stories/meet-the-black-actor-who-changed-hollywood/87194/. dead.
5. Book: Wintz. Cary D.. Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance: A-J. Finkelman. Paul. 2004. Taylor & Francis. 978-1-57958-457-3. 182. en. Brooks, Clarence.